Indiana Pacers head coach Frank Vogel call in a play to his players. The Indiana Pacers defeated the Sacramento Kings 116-92 Tuesday, January 14, 2014, evening at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

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The Indiana Pacers are soldiering on to what they hope won't be a March of doom.

Beginning with Saturday's visit to the Boston Celtics, the Pacers will play 18 games in the month's 31 days, including 11 games on the road. Bankers Life Fieldhouse will be occupied for two long weekends by the women's and men's Big Ten basketball tournaments, forcing the Pacers into an itinerant existence.

Coach Frank Vogel said the Pacers would spend 21 days in March away from Indianapolis. That allows for little practice. ...